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Music City Minute: News on Luke Bryan, George Strait, & Brett Eldredge!

It's been FOUR MONTHS since ABC announced that they're bringing "American Idol" back, and that Katy Perry will be the lead judge. And now, they've finally secured Judge #2.

There's no official announcement yet, but supposedly it's only a matter of time.

Luke has been in "Idol's" talks for a while, but according to reports, he was holding out for more money because the show was low-balling him.

There's no word on how much he's making, but it'll be a fraction of the $25 million that Katy is raking in. There's still no word on a third judge… and at the rate this is going, you might not want to hold your breath. That said, filming is set to begin in a week… so they're really under the gun.

Luke hasn't commented, and he probably won't until he signs a contract.

As we know Rockport is still recovering after being hit hard by Hurricane Harvey last month. On Thursday George Strait met with residents in Rockport to offer hope. He was joined by Governor Abbott, and addressed a large crowd that had gathered at the local ACE Hardware store, assuring the residents that Rockport would not be overlooked in the ongoing recovery efforts. Here’s some of what he had to say:

It’ back! Tonight the 13th Season Premiere of The Voice! It’ll be an interesting dynamic with Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, Adam Levine, and of course our favorite Blake Shelton! The Blind Auditions kick off at 7!